# Hagar #

## Facts: ##

Hagar was an Egyptian woman who was Sarai's personal slave.

* When Sarai was not able to bear children, she gave Hagar to her husband Abram to have a child by him.
* Hagar conceived and gave birth to Abram's son Ishmael.
* God watched over Hagar when she was in distress in the desert and promised to bless her descendants.

(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](en/ta-vol1/translate/man/translate-names))

(See also: [Abraham](../other/abraham.md), [descendant](../other/descendant.md), [Ishmael](../other/ishmael.md), [Sarah](../other/sarah.md), [servant](../other/servant.md))

## Bible References: ##

* [Galatians 04:24-25](en/tn/gal/help/04/24)
* [Genesis 16:1-4](en/tn/gen/help/16/01)
* [Genesis 21:8-9](en/tn/gen/help/21/08)
* [Genesis 25:12](en/tn/gen/help/25/12)

## Examples from the Bible stories: ##

  __*[05:01](en/tn/obs/help/05/01)__ So Abram's wife, Sarai, said to him, "Since God has not allowed me to have children and now I am too old to have children, here is my servant, __Hagar__. Marry her also so she can have a child for me."
  __*[05:02](en/tn/obs/help/05/02)__ __Hagar__ had a baby boy, and Abram named him Ishmael.